Awarded contract

Network Refresh - supply of unlit dark fibre or core fibre service

Details

Value
£525,000
Duration
15 years
Topic
Optical-fibre cables
Published
13 March 2023

Tender description

Supply of unlit dark fibre or core fibre service between; • Unlit dark fibre - Preston and Manchester (via Accrington) • Unlit dark fibre - Preston and Manchester (via Burscough) Procured via the CCS Gigabit Capable Connectivity services (RM6095) - Service Type 3 Managed Infrastructure Services

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published13 March 2023
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date20 March 2023
  3. Next: Contract expiry date19 March 2038

About the buyer

Lancashire County Council is a local authority that buys through directorates spread across the county. Suppliers register and bid through the Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal, introduced in January 2023 to replace iSupplier. Contracts at or near national thresholds are advertised on Find a Tender. An Open Framework under the Procurement Act 2023 covers repeat competitions on the same terms. A Dynamic Market lets new suppliers join an approved list for above-threshold tenders at any time. Category managers based in directorates such as care and public health lead individual competitions.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Lancashire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, business services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 32562000 · Optical-fibre cables
  • 32571000 · Communications infrastructure

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